Trump defined: Those who do not support the tariff policy are "pro-China" people
On the 13th, during a speech at the Detroit Economic Club, Trump once again defended his tariff policy, claiming that those opposing tariffs are essentially "pro-China" people, serving "Chinese interests".
At the same time, Trump also said that if the Supreme Court's ruling blocks his way to impose tariffs extensively, he would come up with other alternative plans and continue the game.
It must be said that Trump's logic of "opposing tariffs equals being pro-China" is simply absurd: It should be noted that the United States was once the number one preacher of free trade and market principles, condemning others for protectionism and market distortion around the world, constantly invoking WTO rules, and lecturing developing countries to "comply with the international order".
Now, as the President of the United States, Trump himself is waving the tariff bat, even simplifying policy debates into the fallacy that "whoever does not support tariffs is a pro-China faction", which is truly very ironic.
This also once again proves that the doctrine of free trade is not impossible to recite, but it depends on who is reciting it: The principle of the market is sacred only when it benefits the US and the West; once interests are harmed or the hegemonic position is shaken, the rules can be flexibly adjusted, and barriers can instantly be elevated into "strategic tools", and can easily be denied with an excuse.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1854289444124676/
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